I've caught them year round,even through a hole in the ice which had to be quickly enlarged,but once the water temp drops below 50 your really wasting time as your chances of getting one to hit are pretty low. But it can be done by fishing smart and patiently,and you need to put the bait right in their face.

You southern fellas might have a slight advantage with the winter time water temps. Up here it goes down to the low 30's. But I wouldn't mind trying to get a sleepy winter flathead just to do it.:roll_eyes:

I have caught them in January and February fishing for saugeye on the river throwing twister tails. I have caught them on livebaits clear up till late December on small livebaits and cutbaits. I think they are catchable pretty much year round, but sometimes very difficult to target in the colder months! rollo

Man, I'm glad I live in AZ,, I fished all last winter every month right into this year..fishing was actually pretty good all winter,, and,, If they get scarce here,, I and Bubbacat have been considering Mexico!!! Not that far away,,, We don't speak Spanish, but, we speak Bluegill and Flatcat and Cervesa!!:wink::big_smile::smile2:

Man, I'm glad I live in AZ,, I fished all last winter every month right into this year..fishing was actually pretty good all winter,, and,, If they get scarce here,, I and Bubbacat have been considering Mexico!!! Not that far away,,, We don't speak Spanish, but, we speak Bluegill and Flatcat and Cervesa!!:wink::big_smile::smile2:

I have caugth flatheads in dec.& jan. in below 40 de.water,my brother in law caught a 37lb flathead on dec.24 1997, he thought he was snagged up untill it started to swim off. the fish swallow it all the way he cut the line then released it:big_smile:.